Showing 11 builds across 6 owners
Every build starts as an engineering problem: making the car fit.
2006 Ford F-650
Supertruck conversionShop: Supertruck / Wade Ford, GA
Medium duty chassis converted to a pickup. 6.7L PowerStroke turbodiesel, 22.5 inch aluminium wheels, oversize stainless tanks. About $124,000.
Source →Lamborghini Gallardo
Stretched 12 inchesShop: Not credited
Wheelbase, doors, roof, side glass and interior all extended a foot. Roof raised, seat rails moved, harness stretched. Roughly $600,000.
Source →Polaris Slingshot “SlingShag”
Four seat conversionShop: Not credited
Two rear seats added to a three wheeler, quilted leather with red piping, 18 speakers and a 28 inch overhead sound bar.
Source →The most serious portfolio in the file. Real chassis builders, real awards, no wraps.
1969 Plymouth Road Runner “Michael Myers”
Show buildShop: Salvaggio Design, Port Washington WI
940 hp supercharged 426 Hemi, custom chassis with integrated roll cage, Detroit Speed suspension. Goodguys 2022 Muscle Machine of the Year.
Source →1966 Chevrolet Chevelle “Darkness”
Pro touringShop: Timeless Kustoms, Camarillo CA
Supercharged 454ci LS9 making 750 hp on an Art Morrison chassis, custom suspension and brakes.
Source →1969 Chevrolet Camaro “Bad News”
Pro touringShop: Timeless Kustoms, Camarillo CA
Twin turbocharged 380ci LS7, 650 hp, custom chassis running C6 Corvette front suspension.
Source →One shop, one obsession: anime graphics on seven figure metal, rewrapped seven or eight times over.
Rolls-Royce Cullinan “Vert Edition”
Permanent chopShop: Car Effex, Sewell NJ
Roof and rear section cut off for good. White wheels, half white and purple grille, purple badge lettering, brown leather, Domo headrests, iced out Spirit of Ecstasy. Over $700,000.
Source →Decades of work with one builder, inside a tradition with actual rules.
1958 Lincoln Continental
LS3 swapShop: Not credited
GM LS3 V8 engine swap, 23 to 24 inch rims, custom paint and a Bentley interior.
Source →The chrome era started here whether anyone likes it or not.
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe “Batmobile”
Full body conversionShop: West Coast Customs
Rebodied into a Batmobile styled coupe, built out as the finale of a season of Inside West Coast Customs.
Source →Runs his own build company, which is a different kind of commitment.
1958 Volkswagen Beetle
Four year rebodyShop: IAMAUTO
Rebuilt over four years for a reported $900,000. Only the cowl survives from the original car.
Source →DeLorean shell one off
Custom chassisShop: IAMAUTO
A DeLorean body over Chrysler underpinnings, developed through his own company.
Source →What the log showsFive lanes running through celebrity car culture
Anime eraCartoons on carbon
Goku on a hood, a chopped Cullinan, a Slime coloured Urus. The younger side of the log treats a car the way a rapper treats an album cover, and the paint booth is the studio.
LowriderThe oldest lane still running
Candy paint, wire wheels, laid frames. It predates every wrap on this list and it still sets the standard for patience, because there is no shortcut to that finish.
ChromeMirror finishes and the cost of attention
Chrome reads instantly on camera, which is exactly why it spread. It is also the easiest finish to remove, which is why the log treats it as a costume rather than a rebuild.
ChassisAwards over wraps
The most serious entries never touched a vinyl roll. Carbon bodies, fabricated chassis, drivetrain swaps. That work takes a year, and it is the work that wins the shows.
FitmentWhen the problem is the driver
Some builds start with a measurement rather than a mood board. Seat rails, roof lines and door apertures reworked so a seven footer can actually drive the thing.
Compiled August 2026 from published reporting: Complex, autoevolution, The Drive, Hypebeast, HotCars, SlashGear, Newsweek, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rolling Stone, duPont Registry, Dreamworks Motorsports and the shops' own releases. Costs are as reported and rarely audited.
